Category: Articles/Journalism
News articles and short essays.
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Unionized Deptford metalworkers are striking for higher wages amid contract negotiations Striking metalworkers hold up signs on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, reading, “Sheet Metal Workers Local 19 on Strike.” (Aidan Vanhoof) By Aidan Vanhoof Oct. 2, 2025 DEPTFORD, N.J.—Metalworkers waved signs and chanted slogans outside South Jersey Metal, or SJM, in Deptford on Thursday, protesting…
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Aidan Vanhoof, Contributor September 24, 2025 A sign held up by a brother in front of the Rowan Owl statue. (Aidan Vanhoof). In front of Savitz Hall, right by the Rowan Owl statue, like clockwork, two brothers wielding well-worn Bibles preached, hoping to save as many students as possible. Signs with Bible verses in bold…
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Aidan Vanhoof, Contributor September 24, 2025 The garden and plain behind the science hall. (Aidan Vanhoof). Behind the Science Hall is a swath of barren, almost deserted land. Grass isn’t growing; in fact, all that remains is hay. Dried-out foliage litters the exposed soil, in stark contrast with the perfectly manicured lawns everywhere else. However,…
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Aiden Vanhoof, Contributor September 17, 2025 Another article I wrote for Rowan’s school newspaper, The Whit. “All of our songs have a story,” said Darischuk. (@mcintyr3.media on Instagram) Glassboro’s music scene, and by extension Rowan’s, is thriving, with a heavy focus on hardcore and punk music. In this sea of noisy guitar riffs and rapid…
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Aidan Vanhoof, Contributor September 10, 2025 This is an opinion essay written in Rowan’s school newspaper, The Whit. “Art, literature, philosophy, history, and so on—we cannot abandon them.” (Graphic via Canva) Life in our economy is hard. Everything’s expensive, and important systems like healthcare and higher education continue to rise in price while average income stagnates.…
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